Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D.
Optometrist · Tucson, AZ
Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1770546392, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 1175, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Curtis Philip Dechant
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1175 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7475 E Tanque Verde RD, Tucson, AZ 85715
- Phone
- (520) 663-5393
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 663-1023
- Medicaid ID
- 832297 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040428000431); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7475 E Tanque Verde RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Fuhr-Dechant, O.D.Optometrist1598724163
- Jeffrey Horst, O.D.Optometrist1376773028
Verify Curtis Philip Dechant in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 1175Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
288 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost145 claims
- Timolol Maleate40 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol33 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate18 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $297.30
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- John H Mcdougall OD Arizona PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Curtis Philip Dechant among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Arizona
There are 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
All 1,336 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Burruel, ODTucson, AZ 857151275105637
- Antonio Campbell, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857151912107905
- Amy Fuhr-Dechant, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857151598724163
- Stephanie Hilde, ODTucson, AZ 857151134783392
- Jeffrey Horst, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857151376773028
- James Liston, ODTucson, AZ 857151023129699
- Kurt Lowman, O.D.Tucson, AZ 857151316935984
- James Parks, ODTucson, AZ 857151578546099
Common questions
What is Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D.'s NPI number?
Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770546392, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7475 E Tanque Verde RD, Tucson, AZ, 85715. Phone: (520) 663-5393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 1175, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Curtis Philip Dechant, O.D. had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.